Khodorkovsky faces new charges within 1998 assassination case – report

The news initially appeared on Khodorkovsky’s own Twitter. He published a scan of the summons that ordered him to appear in the Investigative Committee – Russia’s federal law enforcement agency dealing with especially important crimes – “for questioning as a suspect.”

The summons mentioned the criminal case that was opened after the murder of Vladimir Petukhov – the mayor of the Siberian city of Neftyugansk who came into conflict with Khodorkovsky and other Yukos stakeholders and managers and was killed on June 26, 1998 – Khodorkovsky’s birthday.

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There is also a handwritten note on the document saying that it was not served due to the fact that Khodorkovsky was out of the country. The ex-tycoon currently permanently resides in Switzerland since his 2014 pardon by President Vladimir Putin, when he hurriedly left Russia.

The ex-tycoon called the law enforcers’ fresh move “a boring attempt to change the subject” He also assured his readers that he had no intention of meeting with investigators.